Felipe Carvalho

I think its quite good man, nothing that Id say is getting in the way of the performance. Unless there is anything in particular that you want to put your attention on, I would not change it.

@Mdew thanks man. Yeah I think that Mama Cass kind of stole the song for her, although on the original recording it was a guy singing. Lots of people sang it, both boys and girls, but her version was magic and sort of defined the song.

@Mivke haha thanks. I though about a Hell YEEEAH! in there but... no .

My version of this awesome song, based on The Mamas and The Papas bed track.

Very fun stuff to sing

All that listen, thank you dearly Any comments are most welcome!

Cheers!

Hey thankx. I kind of like the big high note sound; I was told by a music major? that you're supposed to round a lot so you have an open sound (raise the soft pallett)? I think it's giving me a classical sound where I don't really want it. @tito has said this. So should I not try to open my mouth so much? How do I do this from a physical standpoint? This made sense but I don't know how to employ it?

Well via text I cant tell you, because I dont know what you do to round and what you do when you do not round.

But, you are in a good position to know. Experiment with you spoken voice: produce the vowel AH spoken like, maybe even a bit shout like (pretend that you are calling someone far away). Then produce it in the round way you are using to sing. Map how it feels on each case and try to walk from the roundness to the "spokenness". You will probably find a sweet spot on the lower notes where it sounds open but with all vowels more defined.

Hey man, I just listenned to Alive... I sincerelly did not like it, it sounds like you are doing everything right on your voice to sing it, you have control, you know the whole song and the interpretation, but the "eddie vedder" thing is way overdone.

Clearly it is a choice... but sincerely as it is, it brakes the mood.

I just listenned to the U2 song, much better. You did a few "bonoesque" things but much more carefully, much better. Sounds good .

Its not bad man, but it can be much better. I liked the falsettos most of all. Really nice, and in my opinion the part that makes this song difficult.

On the lower voice, try to not round so much, you are comming too "yawned" makes sense? That caps your range and gives the high notes the "shouted character", even though you are doing it just fine. The higher note will sound proper just like that, or even more shouted if you want to, if your chest voice is defined more open and forward.

Try going for a more spoken quality (but keep it strong) on the verses and allow the more round posture to kick in as you go higher. You can let the falsettos guide you back to the posture in there.

OH and btw, if you are looking to sing Robert Plant stuff, that falsetto is an awesome basis to go for it, its what he did most of the time also.

GL! Hope it helps!

TheNewGuy - Mostly with careful listening, recording yourself is one awesome idea too.

Relative pitch perception is ok but other than that, a lot of things to develop.

The answer is not yet, the results will depend on you and what you do to achieve it.

GL!

Im honestly surprised man, what you found there does not come easy. Study it for a while and let it settle, the song is sounding really nice now.

Sethis21

Yup you got me! hehe I can usually deal better with the scooping these days but masking the registration is pretty hard. Especially the quackiness thing. These nasty frequencies still creep into my voice now and then. Speaking of them I found out a few days ago about the compressed tongue instead of the usual flat tongue. I find that it does make the tone quite a bit rounder. I wonder why it's not recommended more often. :|

I'll also try the tips about the lower parts. I bet part of what seemed "wrong" is that I don't accept my voice yet and I probably should.

Cheers!

I see!... Its not so much the "quackiness", that can even be very usefull later on, but notice how when you release it, the pitch waves and you have the scoop, and how its the change in the "core" makes it evident. If you listen to the moments right before the register change, your voice is comming lighter/quackier but still adjusted and with power.

Its a matter of finding your way to not have to let it change anymore, and then dealing with the "quackiness" in the best way for your case/goals. Depending on what you are doing when you do "tongue compression" you may solve both things together, giving a bit more room but not letting the larynx sink down, still without seeing/hearing and working with you, really no way to tell man... If you work alone, use what feels right and above all, patience. The goal is to make this natural, and well... If it was easy, where would the fun be?

About the lower parts, I think your perception is correct, "your voice is not interesting so you try to do what you find interesting on his". Cant blame you, Alter Bridge is awesome . Still, give a few tries with a "less is more" approach, you will see that you can still use a few details pulling towards his sounds and they will become much stronger than an overwhelming use of it. Plus, you will make the interpretation much more personal and direct.

Cheers!

PS: Really hope you dont take this wrongly, the song needs improvement, but your voice IS nice man, keep studying and you will kill this on a near future.

Edit: Oh Ill check the update later

I think it still needs quite some work, specially on the chorus when it goes higher, scooping and the registration is too obvious/splatted. Also on the verses and low parts, relax, its cool that you bring some of his "thing" but its too exagerated.

Aim for what you did on 2:53 - "Easy your pain". That was perfect, does not sound forced and fits the song. Also later on "gone away". If you can center your voice around that you will nail the whole thing.

GL!

Tnx Phil

ronws oh I dont see it as competition, its just studies. Just being able to perform this is more than enough of a prize.

Again tnx everyone that listened/listens/is listening .

Hey Rob I think it sounds good man. Very nice and catchy interpretation, all down to earth without non-sense and exaggerations, really good to listen to.

In my opinion you are coming a bit too strong on the way you focus your voice, it does sound VERY cool but maybe you could make it more valuable if you used a smaller amount on the overall, on some points its taking away the attention, specially on the lower notes before a higher spot the change gets a bit evident. Something that of course you should work with your coach.

Great Job, send more man.

Fale ae! essa música é muito foda...

Eu achei bacana a execução velho, está legal de ouvir. Abraços!

Gilad, thank you man :)

lol I meant to thank Olem! Thanks Olem!

But thank you Owen too .

Owen, the verses are all in M1, both before and after the solo. On the chorus, I said mixed because there is both of them in there, but not at the same time. A and G of the higher phrases are in M2 for sure, the E phrases on M1, the OOs, most on M2 if I remember correctly.

The ending high screams I think are in M2, but I honestly am not sure.

Tnx Owen , and tnx everyone that gave it a listen too ;)

Sounds nice man, very pleasant to listen. :)

Tnx everyone for listeninng and pointing out that the ending was messed up.

@ronws, mdew, jonathan, adolph, geno, and akarawd. Thank you for your words guys, really appreciate it.

@Owen thanks man, yeah, recently, in the past 3 weeks more precisely, some small tensions that I fought for a long time went away, its probably sounding more natural now. At 2:32, happened by itself, but its the point of climax so its natural I think. Thanks for the detailed listenning.

@Nico I really should Thanks man

@Keith I dont know how to answer that man, I never think of these things as thin or thick. For example, there are a lot of falsetto on those higher parts, mixed with full voice, some things on full voice done soft, some things actually screamed on falsetto. Intensity is a matter of relaxation and efficiency, not registration of modal voice, falsetto. Thanks for your words man.

Hey guys thanks for listening and for the words!

lol It seems soundclick has eaten away the ending, I uploaded it on box, I think it will work better!

I will reply more carefully later, but thanks ahead of it .

https://app.box.com/s/18nnux4psxva1q92vrr5

Awesome song from one of the most badass lineups of all time, in my opinion.

Hope its sounding fine, as always my thanks in advance for everyone that gives a listen and if you can, drop a line or two .

Anyways, here it goes:

https://app.box.com/s/18nnux4psxva1q92vrr5

Felipe Carvalho

Oh then just dont do it, its sounding very nice on your own voice. On the "while Im aLive" you have: oo ah ee l ah m ah lah ee v. you are doing a scoop before each ah, you let the pitch drop to bring it back up, this small pitch valley breaks the phrase, as a result it sounds "uglier",.

Try to eliminate the closed vowels first, sing oo Ah Lah Mah Lah V. And after its comfortable, gradually add back the articulation until its clearly pronounced but without heaviness or the scoop.

Hey derek I think its sounding ok man, but you could easily fix some spots and nail it...

I would pay some attention to a few points on the lower area, where the open vowels get a bit strange (honky) and on the chorus and other similar parts with L such as "aLive", do you notice what happens in there?

Hope it helps, as a study I think its comming together fine, this song is much trickier than it seems, as pretty much everything from Bon Jovi .

Sounds really nice Eliza, both the piano and your voice to me sound quite good.

Keep working on your technique and keep the singing comming :)

Missed this one, thanks guys . Yep I use this one I a lot.